Jones-Drew's TD lifts Jaguars over Raiders

Dec 13, 2010 - 12:33 AM

Jacksonville, FL (Sports Network) - Maurice Jones-Drew ran for a 30-yard
touchdown late in the fourth quarter to lift the AFC South-leading
Jacksonville Jaguars to a hard-fought 38-31 win over the Oakland Raiders at
EverBank Field.

David Garrard threw for 159 yards on 11-of-22 completions with three
touchdowns and one interception, while Jones-Drew rushed for 101 yards on 23
carries for Jacksonville (8-5), which has won five of its last six. Rashad
Jennings picked up 109 yards on the ground and ran for a 74-yard score in the
victory.

Jacksonville maintained its one-game lead over Indianapolis, which defeated
Tennessee on Thursday, for first place in the AFC South.

Jason Campbell completed 21-of-30 throws for 324 yards and two touchdowns for
the Raiders (6-7), who have dropped three of their last four contests. Darren
McFadden rushed 16 times for 123 yards and two scores and also added a 67-yard
receiving touchdown in defeat.

"Too many big plays defensively. We gave up too many," Raiders head coach Tom
Cable said. "We were able to get some offensively. Overall, just too many big
plays."

Trailing, 31-24, with 5 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Campbell, who
missed a series after getting driven into the ground on an unnecessary
roughness penalty, returned to the field and led his squad on a game-tying
drive.

Campbell converted a 3rd-and-3 with an 11-yard completion to Louis Murphy to
the Oakland 46. Three plays later from the 36, McFadden broke through the
middle and went the distance to even the game with 1:53 to play.

However, on the ensuing kickoff, Deji Karim's 65-yard return put the Jags in
business at the Raiders' 30. On the first play of the set, Jones-Drew took
the handoff, ran up the middle and into the end zone for a 38-31 advantage
with 1:34 remaining.

"A team effort," Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio said. "I challenged our
football team this week, special teams wise to be special. We're going to need
everyone on this team to contribute and the need for special teams to be
special and win a game for us. I thought we got that today."

After a decent kickoff return by Jacoby Ford to the Oakland 40, Campbell led
the Raiders to the Jacksonville 32 with an array of short passes with 18
seconds on the clock. Following a sack by Jeremy Mincey with 11 ticks
remaining, Campbell hit Ford with a 16-yard pass to the 23, but time ran out
and the Jags held on for the victory.

McFadden's 67-yard catch-and-run early in the contest got the Raiders on the
board.

Jacksonville pulled even at 7-7 in the early stages of the second quarter when
Garrard hit Marcedes Lewis for a one-yard touchdown pass to finish off a
seven-play, 45-yard drive.

Oakland answered with a 26-yard Sebastian Janikowski field goal with 6:25 left
in the second.

A Jacksonville turnover led to a Campbell-to-Murphy eight-yard TD which capped
a nine-play, 79-yard drive with 19 seconds to play and the Raiders took a 17-7
lead into the break.

Jacksonville opened the third quarter when Jason Hill pulled in a 48-yard
touchdown grab, but the Raiders answered on McFadden's 51-yard score that had
Oakland ahead 24-14.

The Jags countered by putting up touchdowns on two consecutive possessions to
go in front.

First, it was Jennings, taking a handoff on the third play of a drive and
running around left end for a 74-yard TD with 6:44 left in the third.

Oakland fumbled on the ensuing kickoff, giving the ball back to the hosts, who
took the lead for the first time in the contest.

With the ball on the Raiders' 22, the Jaguars picked up a first down at the
10, but were unable to pick up yards on two consecutive plays. However, on
3rd-and-goal, Garrard rolled left and floated a pass for Mike Sims-Walker,
who made a diving catch for the score along the left boundary,
putting Jacksonville up 28-24.

Josh Scobee tacked on a 19-yard field goal with 11:22 to play in the fourth
for a seven-point Jaguars lead.

With Oakland facing a 3rd-and-10 from its own 27, Campbell was sacked and
fumbled at the 19. Terrance Knighton picked up the loose ball and rumbled for
the score. However, Knighton was flagged for unnecessary roughness after
driving Campbell into the ground, which nullified the score.

Kyle Boller came in for Campbell and completed a 20-yard pass, but was picked
off on 4th-and-3 at the Jacksonville 28 by Don Carey.

Game Notes

The Jaguars improved to 4-1 in their all-time series against the
Raiders...Jacksonville plays at Indianapolis next Sunday, while Oakland hosts
Denver.